My future will be decided before WYC – Awoniyi

Flying Eagles’ striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has said he expects to know which club he will play for before the commencement of the U-20 World Cup in New Zealand later this month.

Awoniyi was one of the top stars at the recent African Youth Championship in Senegal and has been linked with several top clubs in Europe and Africa, africanFootball.com reports.

Among the clubs believed to be chasing Awoniyi are FC Porto, Celtic and Red Bull Salzburg as well as Esperance of Tunisia, whose officials are expected to storm the Flying Eagles training camp in Germany this week to try and convince the 17-year-old striker to sign for the team.

“I’m still a free player, but I hope my future will be decided before the World Cup,” africanFootball.com quoted Awoniyi as saying in an interview published by FIFA.com

Awoniyi, who said he hopes to study mechanical engineering at the university, also expressed confidence in Nigeria’s chances at the World Cup in New Zealand.

“With the preparations we have put in, we want to be world champions in New Zealand. Every game will be a cup final for us,” he added.